"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Interfere with ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Do not interfere with me in my business.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.